The Snapshot Volume V Number 13 January 16 1948

Lawrence University Lux Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers Milwaukee-Downer College Publications and Histories 1-16-1948 The Snapshot, Volume V, Number 13, January 16, 1948 Milwaukee-Downer College Follow this and additional works at: http://lux.lawrence.edu/mdc_newspapers © Copyright is owned by the author of this document Recommended Citation Milwaukee-Downer College, "The Snapshot, Volume V, Number 13, January 16, 1948" (1948) Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers Paper 86 http://lux.lawrence.edu/mdc_newspapers/86 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Milwaukee-Downer College Publications and Histories at Lux It has been accepted for inclusion in Milwaukee-Downer College Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Lux For more information, please contact colette.brautigam@lawrence.edu Vol V No 13 Milwaukee-Down~r DOWNER College TAlJNT flli STAGE Mem~~rs of tha cast are not the only people who are bringing their talents to the Downer stage on Feb 26, in the Stuart Walker plays There is Barb~ra Rogoff, hea~ Qf stage crew, whose task is to build scenery suitable for our stage (a performance in I ts~lf, being the only theatre for mtles around antiquated enough to h~ve a «tak~d" stage that is sl~nting toward the footlights) and that of the Shorewood Auditorium Scenery must also be sturdy enough to ~rans­ port from stage to stage and still light enough to handle Dcsig~r of the scenery for these f anc i_f ul bits of drama is Jolly Needham In the costume room, the ghosts of Mi ss Brown's \York are being reconstructed to suit our productions Ginny Ba~on Is confronted with the problem of costuming suc'h characters as the King's Gr~at Aunt and the butterfly Shirley Ernisse as the but- t~rfly is working one of her original dance routines 'nto the play Tne head of props is many-girls in-one thes~ days Ooes anyone know where Lee Hartman can find some lentils, four distinguishedlooking, chiming clocks of various sizes, an i~n$e copper kettle, or an antique trumpet? ln the midst of all this, the cast contemplates the fact that they must car~y off a m~tinee and evenint show like se~soned troupers- **** ~ F" I NI\LI TV FINALS To the average American citizen, January 27th is just another day; not even a holiday But to a Downer girl, this date means ex~ms the th,hgs that always roll around about this time of year Fo~ t~e freshme~ who've never had 'em before, at least not on this level, we {Cont on next ~age) (Final; and Fin~lity c~nt.l have a word of ~dvice: DON'T WORRY! It doesn't help, and besldes whi te h~lr l$n't becoming to girls your age for the rest of you, just remember that two hours are only 120 ~i nvtes, and H you can't think of anything to writa, you ·can c:~lways draw pictures on the blank ~ages If it all g~ts you down, (ansol~ yourself by th•nking of the instructor She h~s to m~ke out exams for he~ tht~e or four classes, often toverlng the s~me material but making each · different~ She h~s to watdt us while we ·s it an,S chew on o~r pencrls, thihki ng thoughts bluer tha.n 4:he Blue Books before us She has to grade ~ome 100 or more of our papers It's a g~lm life, so we Sftouldn t complain about a mere six f i nefls Tflis all makes me wi.sh I had taken my books home duf1iig Christmas vacation as most of my teachers suggested~ I CGUld have studied instead of going to that particular dance or rcadtng that mystery novel It's too late for regrets now, All I can is · remember that, after all, 200 or 300 other girls before me have (mostly) passed these tests, and so can Here is hop i·ngl _,HO-~ .,R-.S !Q M2f, G.I RLS Toni Hausmann~ graduate, also fQrmer cartoon editor of Snapshott had two pieces of ceramic sculpture accepted In the National Ceramit Exhibttion in · Syr~cuse, New York , Jo,xce Fra'nkli n Phi lli.ps, art major, h~d a monoty~i and a co lor block exh I bi te-ci at th~ Milw~ukee Art Institute during December · Doris Me;er will sing on the «voung lsconsin Attlsts~ progtam over WTMJ, on Jan 31 at 4'100 p.m All~ girls: Presldentlir,gg& has been nott~ fled that MDC will be saluted ove~ the «Houf of Charm" o'n WI SN, on Jan 25, at 4:30 p ~ m when Spitalny's All-Glrl Orchestra dedicates Its hymn to students of MDC Don't forget to tune in! *DOV/t4ERJ * * * TES §:J :_ Exchanging a uniform for books is wh~t happened to 25 g~rls now at MDC These ex-scrvic~ - womcn have adap.t~d themsclvc$ to ~lass room disc i-Pli ne I nstcad of military disc ipline, ~nd you will find them in all phas~s of college life The case of Dorothy Clarke is one of lnstruct(Cont on _page 3) _ (G.t c~nt.) or turned stud~nt In th~ three years she was in service as a WAVE, Dorothy attended Control Tower Operator's school, taught at school, controlled airtraffic in st~dent problems, and counts 100 hours "s'tlck tl~n u her own Here, as an OT, she 11nds herself mud1 Interested In people Flore!'!Ee ~also had similar experiences In the Navy ~ ~s a Control Tower Operator, she gave planes landing and take~otf instructio~s WHen she is not practicing her abili~ ties in home etonomits, far~ mer lS' Cle)SS Petty OffiCer Kvam i$ Indulging In her favorite sports.-riding, swinwnlng, and bowling- Also in home economics is Anna Reed who came to us from-the~y Nurse Corps Two of her four ~ears In servrc~ were Bpent over• seas in Africa with the Northwestern University Unit Ann's ability is evident from the articles she contribUted to Kodak la$t year : Wfoma"ChQney~ up-er1• ~s as a··nurse are famt liar to us from the Kodak She 'f i nds Sept • 10 I s an important day in her life ~n that day In previous years, she set foot on native soil again, the next year enrolled at Downer, and in lq47 rented her ttatt ic," her current hobby 1948 will probably find Wyoma back lin V(yoml ng she hopes Our OT course ha.s at• tracted many service women This was the choica of former 1st Lt~ Martha Janes after four years in the WAC'S Ellen Harenbur~ made the same choic~ a ter two years In the Ar~ Valborg Benson confesses to a love of crafts as well as outdoor sports Patricia C!rves' interests lie in ihe d~~ectlon of the arts: drama~ pa t nting, and music as befits a good QT Wh i le hiding a secret yen to be a sportswoman ~ she fears that sne is too stiff to s~art now When she was a Pharmacist's ~ate, 2nd Class, she served on the E~st and West t oasts Audrey Gilbert recalls her fighting days on the battle field of Oak Park, Milwaukee, an~ ~dison, culminating in a discharge (with resulting confusion and embaressment) a~ a men's se~~rat l on center Now she · tri~s ~ut the di$hes she i~aru in coolrtng · cm her defenseless husband, and child guidance hints on sundry young nieces and nephews (Continued in the next issue ) Q U I C K Do you h~ve buttons for eyes? Do you have a walnut or a straw nose? Perhaps you have cotton on your nose, or ther·e arc dotlies hiding the blush of yaur check Could it - ~c that y9u have yarn hair or shavings han~ing under your eyes? Oh, people don't look like that, you say Well, we didn't think so either, but a look ~t the grotesqu.es on th lrd floor ~rrill that OT students in Mrs Velguth's class made of each other r~ally make us wonder! *******•* \.;~+ ">; l'" • ~ • P·" ~, ' - S N A P S ENGAGEMENTS Doris Bernstein to Sherman Karp Doris Fischer to James Roberts lila Goldberg to Larry Hankin Ruth Ann Jacka to R~y ladin Lilah Mac Michael to Bob Graumann B~tty Opsahl to CharleS Peter san ***** Calling ill erti sts: Poster contest, which has womert' s ach i cvement a·ver the century as a theme • Ent,.y· deadline is March ·1 Wt n in9 poster~ •• artist rccctves ~ ~50 award ~nd the poster will be used at the Centennial Exposition Those interested s~c Miss Logan • - * *EXPOSURES *** TIME Jan 17 I Junior Prom 8:30 Hotel Pfister Jan 21 Ex,ams begin 1:30 · ,Jan 22 Exams end Feb Registration City Students 9:00 - 12:00 House Students 1:30 - 4:30 Feb Classes begIn 8:15 FetJ AA Winter Carnlv al ...Vol V No 13 Milwaukee-Down~r DOWNER College TAlJNT flli STAGE Mem~~rs of tha cast are not the only people who are bringing their talents to the Downer stage on Feb 26, in the Stuart... troupers- **** ~ F" I NILI TV FINALS To the average American citizen, January 27th is just another day; not even a holiday But to a Downer girl, this date means ex~ms the th,hgs that always roll... service women This was the choica of former 1st Lt~ Martha Janes after four years in the WAC'S Ellen Harenbur~ made the same choic~ a ter two years In the Ar~ Valborg Benson confesses to a love